Gold Medal, Bienal de Miami 2009 (Multi Family House)
This is a housing development of 34 homes with large square footage, all different, set on the slopes of a hill to the east of Santiago.
The arrangement is developed along 3 parallel streets from which one enters the houses through their upper floors. These are developed over two or three stores, with the garden remaining on the lower level and one level above the following street.
The plots are contained by stone walls, which combined with the volumes and materiality of the houses (organic texture) give unity to the development.
From the streets and between the houses we discover the impressive view these have, from inside towards the valleys and hills to the east of Santiago.
CRITICISM
“Tropolism means looking for beauty wherever it exists. The office of Gonzalo Mardones Viviani Arquitecto in Santiago, Chile, seems to encapsulate this sensibility perfectly. While their work includes the usual stable of nice-Modern houses and small public works buildings, they also have some standout projects. The El Parque Neighborhood residential development turns what could have been a boring roofscape into a neighborhood-sized sculpture. The suburbs never looked so good.” Tropolism.com
